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MekboyAndys epic Log Updated 3/29
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:56 am 
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Thats friggin amazing... i love your paint style. Also i share the same question with spectrar ghost about the treads.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:03 pm 
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Spectrar Ghost wrote:
I always like grab-bag threads over threads for each mini. It's easier for me to say, "Oh, that's in MekBoyAndy's thread, now what page?" than to search threads by author to find it. That's an amazing build, love it. Two questions: what did you use to detail the treads? Half-round strips? And who makes the metal treadplate you used?


I just read your entire painting log, WOW, amazing.
Your right about grab-bag threads and I'll rename it now.

I used this old plastic sheet that looks corrugated. I cut it the tracks from this by cutting down the groove at the the width I wanted for the track and then cutting each track from the strip using my cutting pad to measure. In this picture the strip is to the left and the individual tracks cut from it are on the right. Not pictured is the rod I cut to shorter lengths as spacers.
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The treadplate material is.... wait for it.......
the backing for Dulcolax tablets.
Yep, I looted a laxative :D
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:01 pm 
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LOL at the Lax-tracks!

Excellent work, loving the amount of mad meks we have here on taccoms now, you all make me want to dig out my orks and get building.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:23 pm 
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MekboyAndy wrote:
The treadplate material is.... wait for it.......the backing for Dulcolax tablets.
Yep, I looted a laxative :D


Thats great Orky know whatz and ingenuity in action ;D
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MekboyAndy
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:23 pm 
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CaptainSenioris wrote:
LOL at the Lax-tracks!


Lax-tracks for the running gear. :D

Once painted the treadplate look is not as pronounced, IMO it still works.
I'm calling this done for now.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:40 pm 
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Great work mate, from the scrath build through to the painting awesome stuff, and welcome.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:42 pm 
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Lovely paint job that enhances the great conversion.

Can't wait to see more of your painted figures- I might need to take notes and try to imitate for my own Goff's.

Cheers

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MekboyAndy
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:41 pm 
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elsmore wrote:
Outstanding! Have you thought about putting some passengers on to show off the scale?


I will definately add passengers, I just don't know when. Orks on foot will be a seperate frenzy.


That goes for this Battlewagon as well. If it does not get a wierdboy tower it will get filled with boyz;
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:49 pm 
Oh my God! Just stop it!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:43 am 
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Love your work on these! :)

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I added some orks to them to show the scale. If I make dedicated passengers they will not be on their own round bases and there will be more.
I may magnetize a wierd-boy tower just for ease of storage.
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I'm not a fan of the ork infantry minis and intend to make new ones. Epic never really did the orks justice IMO.

edit, I also think this BW is too big which is why it is becoming a character mini.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:29 am 
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Maybe if you browse Evil and Chaos's blog, you will see some ork infantry that please you
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:50 am 
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Got there first, with pics. ;)

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Absolutely fantastic!!!

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